Hoa thơm phong nhị
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Meaning · English
Good things attract bad people
Literally: Fragrant flower attracts dust
Examples
Hoa thơm phong nhị, anh nên cẩn thận khi làm ăn lớn.Good things attract bad people, you should be careful when doing big business.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Hoa thơm phong nhị” mean?
Good things attract bad people Literally: Fragrant flower attracts dust
Is “Hoa thơm phong nhị” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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